Just Food Conference 2015
Sun, March 15, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY, United States
THANK YOU!
On behalf of all of us at Just Food and our wonderful conference partners at the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food Education & Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University, we would like to extend a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who made the 2015 Just Food Conference such an energizing and inspiring day.
The Just Food Conference video is now availalbe online--click here to watch Food Talks, plenary sessions, and Eric Holt-Giménez's powerful keynote address on dismantling racism in the food system.
A very special thank you to our Food Talkers for kicking off the day with their inspiring stories, and to Eric Holt-Giménez of Food First , for his challenging, thought-provoking, and hopeful closing keynote address. Check back next week for Just Food's video footage of the Food Talks, Keynote Address, and other plenary sessions.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2016 Just Food Conference --but we hope to see you sooner!
About Just Food
Just Food is a 501c3 non-profit organization that empowers and supports community leaders in their efforts to advocate for and increase access to healthy, local food, especially in underserved NYC neighborhoods. Since 1995, Just Food has convened major summits and conferences that educate and engage the public in local food, farm, and social justice issues. A pioneer in food justice and sustainable agriculture, Just Food emphasizes the role of community leadership and ownership of food projects, particularly in low-income communities. Just Food provides training and support to community-based organizations and community leaders to start and sustain healthy food access projects, including community-run, urban agriculture-based farmers’ markets; Community Supported Agriculture groups (CSA); and farm-to-food pantry initiatives. Just Food also trains community members to provide education in fundamental cooking and sustainable urban farming for their neighbors and to advocate to make their corner of New York City a healthier and more sustainable place to live and eat. For more information, visit justfood.org.
